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Gravesham road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 377 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 1996, and 486 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1995 (324), and casualties rose from 423.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,499 collisions in Gravesham.

Collisions in 1996
377
Up 16% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
486
Up 15% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 1996

1.3% of collisions in Gravesham in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5615%
  • Slight31684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious6814%
  • Slight41385%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 377, up 16% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025173227
2024198269
2023211269
2022211270
2021237297
2020199265
2019255352
2018266359
2017268362
2016345458
2015269352
2014290371
2013289385
2012272362
2011275361
2010240338
2009281374
2008286376
2007296383
2006281380
2005300392
2004301383
2003310399
2002317432
2001351472
2000331437
1999350488
1998336432
1997303378
1996377486
1995324423
1994318430
1993329520
1992342440
1991327432
1990352458
1989331434
1988269338
1987352464
1986353474
1985389530
1984395497
1983385481
1982404528
1981380532
1980402505
1979429557

When and where crashes happen in Gravesham in 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (16%)
  • Tuesday40 (11%)
  • Wednesday47 (12%)
  • Thursday72 (19%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.6%)
  • February34 (9%)
  • March22 (5.8%)
  • April24 (6.4%)
  • May33 (8.8%)
  • June39 (10%)
  • July26 (6.9%)
  • August23 (6.1%)
  • September42 (11%)
  • October29 (7.7%)
  • November48 (13%)
  • December32 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (71%)
  • Wet or damp96 (25%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Snow6 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph258 (68%)
  • 40 mph42 (11%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph25 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph45 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (61%)
  • Pedestrian74 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (10%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.6%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1543 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 2098 (20%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3588 (18%)
  • 36 to 4551 (10%)
  • 46 to 5546 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.7%)
  • Over 7512 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (59%)
  • Passenger126 (26%)
  • Pedestrian74 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car540 (77%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Gravesham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gravesham ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 1996.

Collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 1996

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 1996: 68, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2266884011
2ndA2649227
3rdA227263725
4thB262262904
5thB261232302
6thM22200

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 1996

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 1996: 181.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 1996

DA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 1996: 179.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years